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“in talking about domestic violence cases we hear the term intimate relationship used quite a bit and the reason for that is because in order for there to be a sentence enhancement of domestic violence applied to a charge there has to be number one a finding of the underlying charge probable cause to support that and two there has to be a finding that an intimate relationship existed before the person can be charged with domestic violence”
“intimate relationship at the very broadest means an intimate relationship between either spouses or former spouses or partners or past or present boyfriends or girlfriends literally any kind of romantic involvement now intimate relationship does not require that there be a sexual relationship”
“unfortunately we've seen cases where very young children in high school or middle school are charged with acts of domestic violence because there is a proven case of an intimate relationship even without a sexual relationship you can also have an intimate relationship if you're casually dating someone but you're not engaging in any sexual acts but there's still that that intimacy there”
“even a one-night stand can be domestic violence because in that case there is a sexual component which is a very easy way for the law enforcement officers to jump right to intimate relationship another thing to be aware of is it doesn't matter how long or how far apart the dating was for the intimate relationship to be applied”
“domestic violence here in colorado is phrased a little bit differently than in other states so i've had a lot of people say well i was charged with a domestic in another state here in colorado domestic violence means is a charge where you are being alleged to have committed a crime against someone with whom you are in an intimate relationship and that is all they need”
“it does not mean that it's a domestic situation where if you're let's say if you're hurting your um your child or a cousin or a grandmother that is domestic because it's part of the family unit but it's not domestic violence so in colorado domestic violence only refers to people who are in an intimate relationship not the unit of a family”
“it can be a bit confusing because in colorado we also use the term domestic relations domestic relations is generally kind of a catch-off phrase to talk about family law court so if you hear a domestic relations case you may think oh that means domestic violence it's not the same thing domestic relations is dealing with the family dealing with custody marriage all kinds of things that happen within a family domestic violence is related to two people or three people you do you but people who are involved in an intimate relationship of a romantic nature of some kind”
“now intimate relationship does not require that there be a sexual relationship so this is incredibly important to know”
“so a general rule of thumb is if there are any questions whatsoever about whether you and another person are involved in an intimate relationship most likely you are”
“an easy way to think about it is any kind of romantic entanglement could be an intimate relationship”